So You Wanna Be a Dungeon Master

By Taylor & Justin

Tips and tricks to be the best Dungeon Master you can be! Taylor and Justin bring you into the world of Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPGs through this educational and comedic podcast. Weekly epi... more

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June 17, 2026 Ep.130 - Getting into Character w/ Insha Fitzpatrick
This week, we’re joined by author of such classics as The Practical Guide to the Supernatural: Hanging with Vampires, co-creator of Slobber Knocker Supernova, curator of character-specific playlists, star in our next actual play, OOPS All Healers as Dr. Louie Grimshaw, friend of the pod, Insha Fitzpatrick! Today we’re going to ask Insha a bunch of questions about themselves and about getting into Characters!
Insha Fitzpatrick: inshafitzpatrick.com
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June 10, 2026 Ep.129 - Homebrew Mastery w/ Robbie Landis
This week, Taylor and I are joined by a very special guest, mole shark killer, friend of the pod, Rogue main, homebrew extraordinaire, co host and creative behind Cloaks & Capes, and starring in our next Actual Play, Oops All Healers, a D&D Medical Drama in late June! We’re going to ask Robbie some questions about himself, his experience with TTRPGs, and we’re going to see just how outrageous our homebrew can get!
Robbie Landis: https://cloaksandcapesttrpg.com/ https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@CloaksAndCapes⁩
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1h 44min
June 03, 2026 Ep.128 - Dungeon Master 201 (Where to Start)
This week, we’re talking to the gang of people who are just starting their Dungeon Master journey. Maybe you just heard about D&D or you watched Critical Role or Dimension 20 and you thought, I want to try that! And somebody’s gotta run the game, right? Well our entire podcast is about making it easier to run these games, but today it’s all about where to start, so let’s do just that and get started!
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1h 19min
May 27, 2026 Ep.127 - Shopping 201 (Shops & Shopkeepers)
Get in b*tch, we’re going SHOPPING! Episode 66 was Shopping 101 where we went over the basics of how to make shopping better in your games. Now, we’re going deeper than ever before. Move aside, mole men because we’re even deeper than where mole men live. How do you elevate Shopping in TTRPGs to the next level? Let’s get into it!
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1h 15min
May 20, 2026 Ep.126 - D&D Cosmology 101
This week we’re going extraplanar, gang! The dungeon masters guide has a section all about the cosmology of the universe, aka all the planes of existence one could use in their campaigns. Some planes have a lot more info than others but there’s an entire universe to discover, so let’s jump into it.
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1h 15min
May 13, 2026 Ep.125 - Tome of Beasts (Kobold Press)
This week, we are taking a look at Kobold Press’s Tome of Beasts. I’ve mentioned it a ton on the podcast and have used its stat blocks in many of our actual plays. If you’re looking for 3rd party monsters for D&D, this is one of the best, in my opinion. So we’re going over some of our favorite ones!
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Kobold Press: https://koboldpress.com/
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1h 10min
May 06, 2026 Ep.124 - 15 NEW Spells from Faerun!
This week, we’ve got a bunch of new spells that have been introduced to D&D 5.5! We’re going to break them down, talk about the mechanics, and we’re going to rank them! We are seeing the majority of these spells right here and now for the FIRST TIME! So these reactions will be authentic! They come from one of D&D’s newest modules: Forgotten Realms - Heroes of Faerun!
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1h 23min
April 29, 2026 Ep.123 - D&D Crafting 101
This week, we’re breaking out the tools, we’re making a cup of tea, and putting on some lofi tunes… because we’re crafting, gang! We’re going to go over how to craft in Dungeons & Dragons 5.5. What checks are used, what materials are needed, and how long is this gonna take? We’re going over it all and spoilers, we’re probably going to have to fix some stuff :p
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1h 18min
April 22, 2026 Ep.122 - Monster Types in D&D
This week we’re cracking open the long list of monsters to discuss how the typing of monsters can help Dungeon Masters. This classification system, although at times arbitrary, can lend itself to a variety of advantages. From worldbuilding to encounter creation, from lore dropping to character backstories… we’re going to cover it all!
Music by Epidemic Sound
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1h 29min
April 20, 2026 Ep.5 It's just like Sailor Moon! | Kids on Jetskis | KOB Actual Play
In the Kids on Jetskis Finale, the gang finishes preparing for their upcoming battle against the mobster ghost, Vincenzo Gumbino. All the while, they must evade Mr. Bonetti, work through their own emotions, and work together to survive!
The Cast:
- Adrian, ACLawrence (Leo): https://linktr.ee/dndegreespod
- Alex Teatime (Dessa): https://linktr.ee/alexteatime
- Dan Kok (Tina): https://linktr.ee/sirdoctork
- Millie Odegard (Corbin): https://linktr.ee/millieodegard
- Thomas Watkins-Hoskings (Caleb): @tommygon on Tiktok
Character Artwork
All done by Kat @Meonholic: https://beacons.ai/meonholic
Music by Epidemic Sound
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CONTENT WARNING: Drugs and Alcohol, Explicit Language, Danger of harm to Teens, Family Drama, Death, Gaslighting, Bodily Harm, etc. If we've missed any, please let us know!
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3h 10min

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